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Polson Seniors: Annual membership campaign underway

Pete Mangels | Lake County Leader | UPDATED 1 hour, 4 minutes AGO
by Pete Mangels
| August 6, 2026 12:00 AM

Our annual membership campaign is underway! Dues for new or renewing members for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are $15 (cheap) and are being accepted starting in August.

Dues are not pro-rated. Regular attendees at the various regular activities must be members.

The annual membership meeting will be held Friday, Aug. 28, at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon.

We need to elect four officers for one-year terms and two board members who will serve three-year terms. A full Report of income and expenditures for our fiscal year will be presented.

Our community center provides space for individuals and groups to meet for physical and mental health, social and educational purposes, and may be reserved for special events on weekends and evenings.

We are open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, or later by appointment.

Lunch is served from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Friday ($5 donation; $10 without a completed MASTS form). Milk is available with all meals; delivery service is available for those who meet our guidelines.

Main dishes include Philly cheese-steak sandwich, Aug. 6; hashbrown bake with sausage links, Aug. 7; clam chowder, Aug. 10; baked chicken and mashed spuds with gravy, Aug. 11; salad bar with cold cuts, Aug. 12; meatloaf with baked spuds, Aug. 13; and pork shops with creamy noodles, Aug. 14.

Activities at the air-conditioned Polson Senior Center include bingo at 6 p.m. Fridays and card bingo, 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays; pinochle, 12:30 p.m. Monday, no pass, and Thursdays, pass four (new and old players welcome); pool table available 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily; mahjong and bridge, noon Wednesdays (looking for substitutes and regular players); and exercise class (low impact and video-assisted), 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Spinning Wheelers meet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays (call 208-520-1013); and the veterans service officer visits the center from 10 a.m.-noon on the first Friday and third Tuesday of each month (walk-ins welcome).

Contact us at 406-883-4735, drop by 504 3rd Avenue East, email [email protected] or follow us on Facebook.